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There were approximately between 570 and 600 princely states which enjoyed a special recognition and relationship with the British Raj. The British government announced in the Indian Independence Act 1947 that with the transfer of power on August 15, 1947, all of these states would be freed of their obligations to the British Empire, and free to join either India or Pakistan, or choose to become independent. The kingdom of Nepal was an independent treaty ally, and became a fully sovereign nation. The kingdom of Bhutan would dissolve its prot ...

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The INA is fondly remembered by some Japanese historians, who see the Japanese efforts to support Bose as proof of their view that Japan really was fighting on behalf of the oppressed peoples of Asia. In addition, the INA is seen by some as an organisation devoid of the divisive energies of parochialism that have since plagued India. Bose's portrait hangs in the Indian Parliament and a statue ha ...

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In 1941, when the British learned that Bose had sought the support of the Axis Powers, they ordered their agents to assassinate Bose. This remarkable claim comes from Irish historian Dr. Eunan O'Halpin, who is the author of several books on British intelligence and teaches at Trinity College, Dublin . According to Professor O'Halpin, British agents were instructed to intercept and kill Bose before he reached Germany via the Middle East. O'Halpin says a recently declassified intelligence document refers to a top-secret instruction to the Special Ope ...

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Bose is said to have died in a plane crash over Taiwan while flying to Tokyo in August 1945. However, his body was never recovered, and conspiracy theories concerning his possible survival abound. One such claim is that Bose actually died in Siberia, while in Soviet captivity. Harin Shah, an Indian journalist, visited Taipei and was shown a plane crash site (supposedly of Bose's plane). Photos can be found at [2] In May 1956 a four-man Indian team visited Japan to probe the circumstances of Bose's alleged death in the crash of a milit ...

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Subhash Chandra Bose - Cinema. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero [5], was a 2005 film made in Hindi and English, directed by Shyam Benegal. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was a 1966 Hindi film directed by Hemen Gupta. Subhas Ghare Fere Nai(Subhas Did Not Return Home) was a 1958 Bengali film. Pehla Aadmi(The First Man) wa ...

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British colonization of Indian subcontinent began in the early 18th century. By the mid-19th century, most of the subcontinent was under British rule. With the arrival of Lord Louis Mountbatten as the Viceroy of India in early 1947, the British government under Prime Minister Clement Attlee made a clear indication that the independence of India was imminent.[1] India's top political parties, the Indian National Congress and the All India Muslim League were both negotiating the impending transfer of po ...

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Many well-known personalities in the field of sports and games have adorned Kannur in their respective fields. The Englishmen of the Military Centre brought field hockey, cricket, football, etc to Kannur during the pre-indepedence period. The famous Fort Maidan(ground) and Police Maidan provide ample facilities for youths to excell in this field. The CDRE Football team and Hockey team excelled in those days. At the same time, the traditional martial arts like Ka ...

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In the 14th and 15th centuries, during the regime of the Kolathiri Rajas, Taliparamba was renowned all over Kerala as a seat of learning, enlightenment and culture. In the early days, the Eshuthu pallies under the Ezhuthachan or village school master, provided facilities to pupils to acquire elementary education. After undergoing the preliminary course of study in these institutions, the children were sent to the kalaries for acquiring training in gymnastics and in the use of arms and then they were sent to study Sanskrit in Vedic schools un ...

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Main articles: History of Independent India and Political Integration of India World War II not only changed the map of the world, it also helped mature British public opinion on India. The Labour Party's election victory in 1945 helped reassess the merits of the traditional policies. While the British was negotiating to transfer power to India, the Muslim League renewed its demand for the formation of Pakistan. Jinnah was opposed to sharing power with the Indian National Congr ...

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Indians throughout the country were divided over World War II, as the British had unilaterally and without consulting the elected representatives of Indians, entered India into the war. Some wanted to support the British, especially through the Battle of Britain, hoping for independence eventually through this backing during the U.K.'s most critical life-death struggle. Others were enraged by the British disregard for Indian intelligence and civil rights, and were unsympathetic to the travails of the Bri ...

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When two political fronts, United Democratic Front and Left Democratic Front, crystalized ahead of the 1980 elections two different sections of IUML landed up in opposite camps. A break-away faction, the All India Muslim League joined LDF and the Indian Union Muslim League joined UDF. The two groups reunited in 1985 under the name IUML and as members of UDF. In 1987 IUML left UDF for a period. ...

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The party is today part of the United Progressive Alliance central government and party secretary E. Ahmed is a minister in that government. The president of the party is G.M. Banatwalla. In Kerala the party is member of the UDF government. in Kerala pary has got three ministers in the ruling UDF. It is the second largest party in the UDF Except the Kerala branch, the party has some influence in Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu the party is a member of Democratic Progressive Alliance. In the Lok Sabha elections 2004 the party won two MPs, E. Ahmed from Kerala and K.M. Kader Mohideen from Tamil Nadu (e ...

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Indian Union Muslim League, Indian Union Muslim League - History of the party, Indian Union Muslim League - Disintegration ahead of the 1980 elections, Indian Union Muslim League - IUML divided - and reunited, Indian Union Muslim League - Organizational structure, Indian Union Muslim League - The party today, Indian Union Muslim League - External link

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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was a great orator, prolific writer, historian, poet, philosopher and social worker who devoted his entire life to the cause of the Indian Independence movement. He is regarded by some as one of the greatest revolutionaries in the Indian freedom struggle but others consider him a communalist and Machiavellian manipulator. He was also one of the most controversial. Being a descendant of a line of Sanskrit scholars, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar took great interest in History, Politics, Literature and Indian culture. His book, First war of Indian independence movement: 1857See also:

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Pakistan - Political history. Pakistan has been ruled by both democratic and military governments. The first decade was marred with political unrest and instability resulting in frequent collapses of civilian democratic governments. From 1947 to 1958 as many as seven Prime Ministers of Pakistan either resigned or were ousted. This political instability paved the way for Pakistan’s first military take over. On October 7, 1958 Pakistan’s civilian and first President Iskander Mirza in collabor ...

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The Government of India Act 1935, the voluminous and final constitutional effort at governing British India, articulated three major goals: establishing a loose federal structure, achieving provincial autonomy, and safeguarding minority interests through separate electorates. The federal provisions, intended to unite princely states and British India at the center, were not implemented because of ambiguities in safeguarding the existing privileges of princes. In February 1937, however, provincial autonomy became a reality when elections were ...

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Indian Independence Movement - Bhagat Singh. Main article: Bhagat Singh As voices inside and outside the Congress became more strident, the British appointed a commission in 1927, under Sir John Simon, to recommend further measures in the constitutional devolution of power. The British failure to appoint an Indian member to the commission outraged the Congress and others, and, as a result, they boy ...

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The First War Of Indian Independence, or The Indian Mutiny (also Sepoy Mutiny) as known to the British, was a period of uprising in northern and central India against British rule in 1857-1858. Although, the First War Of Indian Independence is considered to be the first united rebellion against colonial rule in India, a much smaller ethnic revolt against the Portuguese took place in Goa during 1787, and is known as the Conspiracy Of The Pintos. Indian Independence Movement - Causes. Th ...

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Main articles: European colonies in India, British East India Company, Company rule in India, and British Raj European traders came to Indian shores with the arrival of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in 1498 at the port of Calicut, Kerala in search of the lucrative spice trade. After 1757's Battle of Plassey, during which the British army under Robert Clive defeated the Nawab of Bengal, the British East India Company established itself. This is widely seen as the beginning of the British Raj in India. The Company gained administrative rights ove ...

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World War I began with an unprecedented outpouring of loyalty and goodwill towards the United Kingdom, contrary to initial British fears of an Indian revolt. India contributed generously to the British war effort by providing men and resources. About 1.3 million Indian soldiers and labourers served in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, while both the Indian government and the princes sent large supplies of food, money, and ammunition. But high casualty rates, soaring inflation compounded by heavy taxation, a widespread influenza epidemic, ...

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The positive impact of reform was seriously undermined in 1919 by the Rowlatt Act, named after the recommendations made the previous year to the Imperial Legislative Council by the Rowlatt Commission, which had been appointed to investigate "seditious conspiracy." The Rowlatt Act, also known as the Black Act, vested the Viceroy's government with extraordinary powers to quell sedition by silencing the press, detaining political activists without trial, and arresting any individuals suspected of sedition or treason without a warrant. In p ...

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Following the rejection of the recommendations of the Simon Commission by Indians, an all-party conference was held at Bombay in May 1928. The conference appointed a drafting committee under Motilal Nehru to draw up a constitution for India. The Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress asked the British government to accord dominion status to India by December 1929, or a countrywide civil disobedience movement would be launched. The Indian National Congress, at its historic Lahore session in December 1929, under the presidency of Jaw ...

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India's option for an entirely original path to obtaining swaraj (self-rule, sometimes translated as Home Rule or Independence) was due largely to Mahatma Gandhi, (Mahatma meaning Great Soul). A native of Gujarat who had been educated in the United Kingdom, he had been a timid lawyer with a modest practice. His legal career lasted a short time, since he immediately took to fighting for just causes on behalf of the Indian community in South Africa. Gandhi had accepted an invitation in 1893 to represent indentured Indian laborers ...

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